[RESOLVED] How to process a Invoice form?

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[RESOLVED] How to process a Invoice form?

monstez88

Hi, I'm having a problem. I'm doing an Invoice system. So basically the user can enter the Item name, cost, quantity and total will be auto calc using javascript.

Currently, I'm adding a iteration behind each input to differentiate them. E.g.

<input type ="text" name = "Item<?=$i?>"/>

$i is an iteration using for loop.

My problem is, how to process it at the php side?

$itemName = $_POST['Item'];

I can't possibly hardcode it for the name inside post to be $POST['Item1'], $POST['Item2'], $_POST['Item3']....
If there are more than 10 items, it's too long. Any help?

tirna

if you give the inputs the same name, they should be sent to the $erver as an array when you submit the form and you can then loop through the array on the $erver as you would with any other array.

<input type ="text" name = "Item[]" />

<input type ="text" name = "Item[]" />

monstez88

So my $erver side code should be

$item = $_POST['Item[]'];

tirna

Your client side code could be something like this:

 
<form action="formProcessor.php" method="post" >

   <input type="text" name="myTxt[]" />
   <input type="text" name="myTxt[]" />

    <input type="submit" value="submit" />

</form>

and formProcessor.php could be something like this:

 
<?php

//assing the values from the textboxes to an array
$inpArray = $_POST['myTxt'];

//loop thru the array to display all the textbox values
foreach($inpArray as $key => $value)  {
     echo $key.' '.$value.'<br />';
}

//display the value in the first etxbox
echo 'value of first input = '.$inpArray[0];

?>

monstez88

Hey thanks! That really worked out. Thanks lots!

tirna

no problem - happy to help

iahne

that's tirna's final signature "no problem - happy to help "